Comments closed last month on a proposed plan to restructure the UC Office of the President aimed at making it more efficient and effective, according to consultants. Evaluation of the comments and program details will be issued this month, Provost Wyatt R. Hume has promised.

Since a smaller UCOP is one of the goals, job concerns are on many minds in Oakland. The question of layoffs was raised in a Frequently Asked Questions section at <www.universityofcalifornia.edu/future>: “Layoffs are possible, yes, but they are not the first option UCOP is pursuing. Our first option will be that we redeploy existing staff where they are needed...”